John Foxe first published his massively popular and
influential Acts and Monuments on March 20, 1563.
Later known as Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, the lengthy book
is best known for depicting the martyrdoms of English Protestants
executed during the reigns of Henry VIII and Mary I (“Bloody”
Mary). Also included in the volume are the accounts of the
martyrdoms of several notable early Christians like St. Stephen and
St. Mark, the history of the medieval church, and a history of
Wycliffite and Lollardite reformation movements. The narratives are
accompanied by more than sixty woodcut illustrations – a massive
undertaking for the time. The first edition was published just five
years after …

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Kimbro, Devori. "Actes and Monuments".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 31 March 2014
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=6856, accessed 03 March 2015.]

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